Ready for tomorrow and my first sessions of @SkypeScientist ! Looking forward to chatting, not with 1 , but 6 classes of middleschoolers! Send all the good vibes (and waves) my way for a good internet connection all day!

The morning started well with 2 different sessions with 2 classes of 7th graders from North Carolina @chowan_middle . Getting really cool questions about how it is to be a #scientist , why I chose to do what I do and how much I get to decide what I study.#SkypeAScientistMarathon

Favourite questions so far:

- What animal would you absolutely want to study & are males and females different in that animal? (I introduced them to #sexualselection)

-Were you nervous before learning to handle animals for the 1st time?

-Do you get to pick your study animals?

Other pertinent questions about being a #scientist#abroad :
-Why come to Michigan?
-How much do you travel?
-How often do you see your family?
-How much free time do you have?
-How much do you make?
-What are the differences between Europe & the US?

We talked about bird longevity, menopause, how different taxa actually mate, why females are often the choosy sex & if males chose as well, and how birds recognize an individual mate or that they are from the same species

This is such a good question!!! I might actually keep it for an exam some day, this basically summarizes all of my favourite study topics: #speciation, #sexualSelection and #evolution of innate vs learned behaviours

Overall, I had a blast for my very first experience skyping with multiple classes from @chowan_middle and would absolutely recommend @SkypeScientist to any scientist out there who wants an easy platform to communicate their passion with kids all over the globe! #scicomm#coolsci

I loved every bit of that paper! This is something that should really be spread to all institutions and read by grad students, postdocs and PIs alike! Read it, spread it, get discussions started at your department! #AcademicTwitter (2/n)

Starting with a survey of mentors & mentees at US research unis: 70% of mentees experienced breakdowns in mentoring relationships at some point, affecting their #mentalhealth , 39% reported frequent poor mentoring, but 70% of the mentors say that they rarely mentor poorly! (3/n)

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